Sekido Museum of Art
The Sekido Museum of Art located at the SMIC headquarters is run by The Satoh Artcraft Research & Scholarship Foundation.
Founded in May 1979 with the startup capital provided by SMIC and its then president the late Mr. Senju Sato, as well as others, The Satoh Artcraft Research & Scholarship Foundation aims to promote international cultural exchange, mutual understanding, and to perk up our national culture through arts and crafts.
As part of the efforts to promote cultural activities, the Sekido Museum of Art was opened on April 15, 2006.
The museum mainly exhibits earthenware from around the world, pottery and Buddhist sculptures, bronzeware, and jade stone as well as many "Nishiki-e" or multi-colored woodblock printings by Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige, who are associated with the Senju area where the museum is located.
Moreover, the Sekido Museum of Art is the first museum in Adachi Ward, and collaboration with the folk museum established by Adachi ward is included in the "Adachi Ward Cultural Arts Promotion Basic Plan" through collaborative exhibitions.
The Sekido Museum of Art provides opportunities to many people to experience arts and crafts from all over the world by making these works of art widely public, and hopes to contribute to the development of local culture through collaboration with Adachi Ward.
Further, besides the operation of the Sekido Museum of Art, the The Satoh Artcraft Research & Scholarship Foundation provides subsidies for research on overseas arts and crafts, subsidizes expenses for research, creative activities and presentation of results within Japan, and hosts cultural lectures. It strives to promote arts and crafts through various activities such as the awarding of the Tansuio Award to encourage young metalworkers. We are proud that many researchers and artists have grown through these activities.
Next Generation Development Support
Sekido Museum of Art Workshops
The Sekido Museum of Art has set up a place where students who aim to acquire the curator qualification stipulated in the Museum Act can learn about the history of cultural heritage with a focus on arts and crafts as well as learning general museum operations such as collection, preservation, and exhibition.
